Quality Sorter (Packaging Factory) – Experienced

Here in Kempton Park, a meat processing plant needs steady people who can repeat a task well for eight hours. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Kempton Park, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Help the machine operator clear jams and reload hoppers
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet
• Stop the line with the emergency stop if anything jams or looks unsafe
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Change over packaging film and labels when the line switches product

• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Basic reading and counting for batch sheets
• Grade 10 minimum, matric an advantage
• No problem wearing full PPE, including ear protection
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• Previous work in a food or FMCG factory
• A food handler or basic HACCP awareness certificate
• Experience assisting on a packaging or filling machine

• Staff shop with discounted factory products
• Path to machine operator after six months
• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets

• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
• Mention that you can work rotating shifts right at the top. It is the first thing most factories filter on.